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Attractions near Sheldon

The nearest draw to Sheldon: Fort Pulaski National Monument, 38 mi away

Yearly visitors to Fort Pulaski National Monument number about 321K. No place to visit is mapped inside Sheldon; 22 are within 40 miles. On the list: 16 museums, 2 ancient sites and a national monument, among others. Further afield lies USS Yorktown, at 54 mi.

Attractions nearby
57
within 60 miles
The big one
54 mi
USS Yorktown
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 54 mi east

USS Yorktown

1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

Head to the southwest for most of the 22 on the list.

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Orange: Sheldon. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All the places to visit

The list runs to 57 places, all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Sheldon → · Sheldon’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

USS Yorktown: David Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · H. L. Hunley: Sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, after a painting then held by the Con, Public domain · USS Laffey: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Angel Oak: Galen Parks Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wagner: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Mercer House: Kyle Kesselring from Canal Winchester, OH, CC BY 2.0 · The Battery: Eagledj, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Moultrie: Dima Sergiyenko; Please attribute this image as the work of "DiscoverWithDima.", CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pulaski National Monument: Edibobb, CC BY 3.0 · Wormsloe Historic Site: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sorrel–Weed House: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Patriots Point: Clarinetguy097, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (Charleston, South Carolina): Nick Amoscato, CC BY 2.0 · Old Slave Mart: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · North Charleston Coliseum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Congregation Mickve Israel: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forsyth Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hunting Island State Park: The original uploader was Cdamgen at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Castle Pinckney: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site: Arman Manookian, Public domain · White Point Gardens: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Exchange and Provost Building: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Sheldon Church Ruins: Bill Fitzpatrick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charleston Museum: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · First African Baptist Church: KudzuVine, Public domain · Georgia State Railroad Museum: Caseyjonz, Public domain · International African American Museum: Making it with the Matthews, CC BY 3.0 · Dock Street Theatre: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gibbes Museum of Art: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Penn School Historic District: Gilford Photography, Public domain · Savannah Theatre: The Savannah Theatre, CC BY 3.0 · Charles Pinckney National Historic Site: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cypress Gardens: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park: Staib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton Park: ProfReader, Public domain · National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tybee Island Lighthouse and Museum: Lawrence G. Miller (Lawrence G. Miller on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joseph Manigault House: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Telfair Museums: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Davenport House: Cybersquire79, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home: JRempel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Green-Meldrim House: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Juliette Gordon Low Historic District: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: TheDigitel Beaufort from Beaufort, SC, USA, CC BY 2.0 · SCAD Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parris Island Museum: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain · Powder Magazine: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · The Kazoo Museum: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 · Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mace Brown Museum of Natural History: Akrasia25, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Carolina Historical Society: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warren Lasch Conservation Center: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hampton Colored School: Ffuhr, CC BY-SA 3.0

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